NovaScene http://www.novascene.com The world of new media Wed, 16 Jul 2008 03:24:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.2 en Website Review : Choosing web hosting provider http://www.novascene.com/2007/12/12/website-review-choosing-web-hosting-provider/ http://www.novascene.com/2007/12/12/website-review-choosing-web-hosting-provider/#comments Wed, 12 Dec 2007 03:18:46 +0000 Administrator Internet http://www.novascene.com/2007/12/12/website-review-choosing-web-hosting-provider/ Like most people, I started experimenting with blogging on free platforms. In my case, I started with Blogger (now owned by Google). I still have a couple of non-commercial blogs hosted on Blogger, in fact. If you want full control of your web presence, then you need a dedicated web hosting service. It will cost you money, but it is cheaper that what you might think.

Web hosting capacities have increased tremendously over the past few years, going from just a few megabytes to several gigabytes in storage, and massive amounts of bandwidth included in each package. So how do you choose from the hundreds (or thousands) or different web hosting service providers?

Web Hosting Choice is a great resource for you to find and compare webhosting services. Whether you just want to host just your thoughts in simple text, your photo collection, or even your own audio or video podcasts, you are sure to find something within your budget.

Just as a guidance, unless you intend to distribute large media files, or if you want to offer commerce services (like online shopping), you should not pay more than $100 a year for web hosting.

]]> http://www.novascene.com/2007/12/12/website-review-choosing-web-hosting-provider/feed/ Website Review : Car refinancing http://www.novascene.com/2007/11/29/website-review-car-refinancing/ http://www.novascene.com/2007/11/29/website-review-car-refinancing/#comments Thu, 29 Nov 2007 00:22:50 +0000 Administrator Internet http://www.novascene.com/2007/11/29/website-review-car-refinancing/ Aside from an apartment or a house, the biggest expenditure you will probably incur in your life would be your car. I guess owning a car is a much bigger thing in the US than anywhere else, simply because there are coast to coast highways and no tolls!

Sometimes a vehicle purchase is just too good to be true. You might be lured by a low down payment and suffer the high monthly payments for many years. If this sounds familiar, you might want to visit RateGenius. They will help to Refinance Car Loans, and make those monthly payments a lot less of a burden.

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]]> http://www.novascene.com/2007/11/29/website-review-car-refinancing/feed/ How will you manage your spending this holiday? http://www.novascene.com/2007/11/15/how-will-you-manage-your-spending-this-holiday/ http://www.novascene.com/2007/11/15/how-will-you-manage-your-spending-this-holiday/#comments Thu, 15 Nov 2007 00:25:31 +0000 Administrator Internet http://www.novascene.com/2007/11/15/how-will-you-manage-your-spending-this-holiday/ Have you checked your Credit Card bill lately? Before you go on your annual spending spree for the holidays, check your balance and pay off whatever you can.

This helps with two things :
1. You won’t suffer such a great shock come end of the year (or January).
2. You will save some money on interest payments.

Credit Cards are a good tool to manage and spread out your spending, but it’s just as easy to misuse them. Your Credit card UK citizens, could be a danger to you if you don’t use it responsibly.

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]]> http://www.novascene.com/2007/11/15/how-will-you-manage-your-spending-this-holiday/feed/ Preparing for the holidays http://www.novascene.com/2007/11/06/preparing-for-the-holidays/ http://www.novascene.com/2007/11/06/preparing-for-the-holidays/#comments Tue, 06 Nov 2007 14:37:07 +0000 Administrator Internet http://www.novascene.com/2007/11/06/preparing-for-the-holidays/ The annual year end holiday season is a time for families, for giving (and for forgiving) and, unfortunately, for spending. We have Christmas celebration to end the year, and a few other festivals in between now and then. Deepavali is coming up in just a couple of days’ time, in fact.

I’m sure you already know what you want to do during the holidays. Maybe you are planning for a short trip. Most probably, you already have a list of gifts to buy for your friends and family. I would like to recommend that for this year at least, please be mindful of your spending.

Answer this question : come January, will you have enough money to pay off your credit cards or regular recurring payments like your mortgage?

Don’t spoil your new year by worrying about whether you have to secure loans in order to pay your debt. Spend wisely, and enjoy the holidays!

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]]> http://www.novascene.com/2007/11/06/preparing-for-the-holidays/feed/ Social networking war heats up http://www.novascene.com/2007/11/02/social-networking-war-heats-up/ http://www.novascene.com/2007/11/02/social-networking-war-heats-up/#comments Fri, 02 Nov 2007 00:21:09 +0000 Administrator Internet http://www.novascene.com/2007/11/02/social-networking-war-heats-up/ Things are getting mighty interesting in the social networking space. Just a week after FaceBook and Microsoft teamed up, everybody else seems to be springing into action. Yesterday, Google launched their OpenSocial initiative. OpenSocial is basically an application framework for social networking, just like what Facebook has. The difference? OpenSocial is open for everyone.

Google has quickly garnered support from a number of different competitors, and it looks like everyone who isn’t Facebook and Microsoft are playing together. Who is now in Google’s camp? Aside from Google’s own Orkut, we have Six Apart, Salesforce, LinkedIn, Ning, Hi5, Plaxo, Friendster, Viadeo, Oracle and even MySpace.

Your move, Facebook. I bet Microsoft is a little bit worried about their investment now.

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